Official Languages

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Languages spoken here

Amis (secondary) · Atayal (secondary) · Indonesian (secondary) · Japanese (secondary) · Malay (secondary) · Sakizaya (secondary) · Taiwan Sign Language (secondary) · Thai (secondary) · Vietnamese (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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Taiwan

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
Han Chinese, Min Nan	12900000	Chinese, Min Nan	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Mandarin	4397000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions
Han Chinese, Hakka	4134000	Chinese, Hakka	Ethnic Religions
Indonesian	316000	Indonesian	Islam
Vietnamese	288000	Vietnamese	Buddhism
Ami	206000	Amis	Christianity
Filipino, Tagalog	166000	Tagalog	Christianity
Paiwanese, Tamari	95000	Paiwan	Christianity
Tayal, Atayal	84000	Atayal	Christianity
Thai	83000	Thai	Buddhism
Hui	55000	Chinese, Mandarin	Islam
Bunun	55000	Bunun	Christianity
Taroko, Truku	29000	Sediq	Christianity
Deaf	24000	Taiwan Sign Language	Unknown
Malay	24000	Malay	Islam
Japanese	13000	Japanese	Buddhism
Pinuyumayan	13000	Puyuma	Christianity
Rukai, Tsalisen	13000	Rukai	Christianity
Americans, U.S.	10000	English	Christianity
Seediq	9100	Sediq	Christianity
Tsou, Northern Tsuu	6400	Tsou	Christianity
Saiset	6300	Saisiyat	Christianity
Pazeh	5800	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions
Yami, Botel Tabago	4400	Yami	Christianity
Yilan Creole	3100	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions
Siraya	2900	Chinese, Min Nan	Christianity
Kavalan, Kuwarawan	1400	Chinese, Min Nan	Christianity
Sakizaya	800	Sakizaya	Christianity
Thao, Sau	700	Chinese, Min Nan	Christianity
Kanakanabu	300	Bunun	Christianity
Saaroa	300	Bunun	Other / Small
Jewish, Chinese	100	Chinese, Mandarin	Non-Religious

Languages

22 languages recorded here.

Amis

Atayal

Bunun

Chinese, Hakka

Chinese, Mandarin

Chinese, Min Nan

English

Indonesian

Japanese

Malay

Paiwan

Puyuma

Rukai

Saisiyat

Sakizaya

Sediq

Tagalog

Taiwan Sign Language

Thai

Tsou

Vietnamese

Yami

All catalogue fields

146 fields recorded

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harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00